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Before a Presidential permit may be 

granted or amended, DOE must 

determine that the proposed action will 

not adversely impact on the reliability 

of the U.S. electric power supply 

system. In addition, DOE must consider 

the environmental impacts of the 

proposed action (i.e., granting the 

Presidential permit or amendment, with 

any conditions and limitations, or 

denying the permit) pursuant to the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969. DOE also must obtain the 

concurrences of the Secretary of State 

and the Secretary of Defense before 

taking final action on a Presidential 

permit application. 

Copies of this application will be 

made available, upon request, for public 

inspection and copying at the address 

provided above. In addition, the 

application may be reviewed or 

downloaded electronically at http:// 

energy.gov/oe/services/electricitypolicy-coordination-andimplementation/internationalelectricity-regulatio-2. Upon reaching 

the home page, select ‘‘Pending 

Applications.’’ 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 22, 

2014. 

Christopher A. Lawrence, 

Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity 

Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2014–09651 Filed 4–25–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. PP–394] 

Application To Rescind Presidential 

Permit; Joint Application for 

Presidential Permit; Maine Public 

Service Company and Bangor Hydro 

Electric Company 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Maine Public Service 

Company (Maine Public) and Bangor 

Hydro Electric Company (Bangor Hydro) 

filed a joint application to voluntarily 

transfer the Maine Public facilities 

authorized by Presidential Permit No. 

PP–12, as amended, to Bangor Hydro. 

The application requested that the 

Department of Energy (DOE) rescind the 

Presidential permit held by Maine 

Public and simultaneously issue a 

permit to Bangor Hydro under its new 

name, Emera Maine (Emera), covering 

the same international transmission 

facilities. 

DATES: Comments or motions to 

intervene must be submitted on or May 

28, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments or motions to 

intervene should be addressed as 

follows: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability (OE–20), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) 

at 202–586–5260, or by email to 

Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, or 

Katherine Konieczny (Program 

Attorney) at 202–586–0503. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

construction, operation, maintenance, 

and connection of facilities at the 

international border of the United States 

for the transmission of electric energy 

between the United States and a foreign 

country is prohibited in the absence of 

a Presidential permit issued pursuant to 

Executive Order (EO) 10485, as 

amended by EO 12038. Existing 

Presidential permits are not transferable 

or assignable. However, in the event of 

a proposed voluntary transfer of 

facilities, in accordance with DOE 

regulations at 10 CFR 205.323, the 

existing permit holder and the 

transferee are required to file a joint 

application with DOE that includes a 

statement of reasons for the transfer. 

On December 30, 2013, Maine Public 

and Bangor Hydro jointly filed an 

application with DOE requesting 

rescission of Presidential Permit No. 

PP–12, as amended, issued to Maine 

Public and a simultaneous issuance of a 

Presidential permit to Bangor Hydro for 

the same international transmission 

facilities. The international transmission 

facilities authorized by Presidential 

Permit No. PP–12, as amended, include 

two 69 kilovolt (kV) transmission lines 

running from the Canadian border into 

Maine. 

The requested transfer of the permit is 

due to the merger of Maine Public and 

Bangor Hydro that was finalized by the 

Maine Public Utilities Commission on 

December 17, 2013, and effective 

January 1, 2014. The Applicants have 

requested that the issuance of the permit 

to Bangor Hydro be made effective upon 

the transfer of facilities, which occurred 

on January 1, 2014. 

Procedural Matters: Any person may 

comment on this application by filing 

such comment at the address provided 

above. Any person seeking to become a 

party to this proceeding must file a 

motion to intervene at the address 

provided above in accordance with Rule 

214 of FERC’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Two copies 

of each comment or motion to intervene 

should be filed with DOE on or before 

the date listed above. 

Additional copies of such motions to 

intervene also should be filed directly 

with: Nathan Martell, Bangor Hydro 

Electric Company, P.O. Box 932, 

Bangor, Maine 04402 and Bonnie 

A.Suchman, Troutman Sander LLP, 401 

9th St. NW., Suite 1000, Washington, 

DC 20004. 

Before a Presidential permit may be 

granted or amended, DOE must 

determine that the proposed action will 

not adversely impact on the reliability 

of the U.S. electric power supply 

system. In addition, DOE must consider 

the environmental impacts of the 

proposed action (i.e., granting the 

Presidential permit or amendment, with 

any conditions and limitations, or 

denying the permit) pursuant to the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969. DOE also must obtain the 

concurrences of the Secretary of State 

and the Secretary of Defense before 

taking final action on a Presidential 

permit application. 

Copies of this application will be 

made available, upon request, for public 

inspection and copying at the address 

provided above. In addition, the 

application may be reviewed or 

downloaded electronically at http://

energy.gov/oe/services/electricitypolicy-coordination-andimplementation/internationalelectricity-regulatio-2. Upon reaching 

the home page, select ‘‘Pending 

Applications.’’ 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 22, 

2014. 

Christopher A. Lawrence, 

Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity 

Delivery and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2014–09652 Filed 4–25–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

[OE Docket No. PP–397] 

Application To Rescind Presidential 

Permit; Joint Application for 

Presidential Permit; Maine Public 

Service Company and Bangor Hydro 

Electric Company 

AGENCY: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of application. 

SUMMARY: Maine Public Service 

Company (Maine Public) and Bangor 

Hydro Electric Company (Bangor Hydro) 

filed a joint application to voluntarily 

transfer the Maine Public facilities 

authorized by Presidential Permit No. 


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PP–89, as amended, to Bangor Hydro. 

The application requested that the 

Department of Energy (DOE) rescind the 

Presidential permit held by Maine 

Public and simultaneously issue a 

permit to Bangor Hydro under its new 

name, Emera Maine (Emera), covering 

the same international transmission 

facilities. 

DATES: Comments or motions to 

intervene must be submitted on or 

before May 28, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Comments or motions to 

intervene should be addressed as 

follows: Office of Electricity Delivery 

and Energy Reliability (OE–20), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Lawrence (Program Office) 

at 202–586–5260, or by email to 

Christopher.Lawrence@hq.doe.gov, or 

Katherine Konieczny (Program 

Attorney) at 202–586–0503. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

construction, operation, maintenance, 

and connection of facilities at the 

international border of the United States 

for the transmission of electric energy 

between the United States and a foreign 

country is prohibited in the absence of 

a Presidential permit issued pursuant to 

Executive Order (EO) 10485, as 

amended by EO 12038. Existing 

Presidential permits are not transferable 

or assignable. However, in the event of 

a proposed voluntary transfer of 

facilities, in accordance with DOE 

regulations at 10 CFR 205.323, the 

existing permit holder and the 

transferee are required to file a joint 

application with DOE that includes a 

statement of reasons for the transfer. 

On December 30, 2013, Maine Public 

and Bangor Hydro jointly filed an 

application with DOE requesting 

rescission of Presidential Permit No. 

PP–89, as amended, issued to Maine 

Public and a simultaneous issuance of a 

Presidential permit to Bangor Hydro for 

the same international transmission 

facilities. The international transmission 

facilities authorized by Presidential 

Permit No. PP–89, as amended, includes 

one 345 kilovolt (kV) transmission line 

running from the Canadian border into 

Maine. 

The requested transfer of the permit is 

due to the merger of Maine Public and 

Bangor Hydro that was finalized by the 

Maine Public Utilities Commission on 

December 17, 2013, and effective 

January 1, 2014. The Applicants have 

requested that the issuance of the permit 

to Bangor Hydro be made effective upon 

the transfer of facilities, which occurred 

on January 1, 2014. 

Procedural Matters: Any person may 

comment on this application by filing 

such comment at the address provided 

above. Any person seeking to become a 

party to this proceeding must file a 

motion to intervene at the address 

provided above in accordance with Rule 

214 of FERC’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (18 CFR 385.214). Two copies 

of each comment or motion to intervene 

should be filed with DOE on or before 

the date listed above. 

Additional copies of such motions to 

intervene also should be filed directly 

with: Nathan Martell, Bangor Hydro 

Electric Company, P.O. Box 932, 

Bangor, Maine 04402 and Bonnie A. 

Suchman, Troutman Sander LLP, 401 

9th St. NW., Suite 1000, Washington, 

DC 20004. 

Before a Presidential permit may be 

granted or amended, DOE must 

determine that the proposed action will 

not adversely impact on the reliability 

of the U.S. electric power supply 

system. In addition, DOE must consider 

the environmental impacts of the 

proposed action (i.e., granting the 

Presidential permit or amendment, with 

any conditions and limitations, or 

denying the permit) pursuant to the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969. DOE also must obtain the 

concurrences of the Secretary of State 

and the Secretary of Defense before 

taking final action on a Presidential 

permit application. 

Copies of this application will be 

made available, upon request, for public 

inspection and copying at the address 

provided above. In addition, the 

application may be reviewed or 

downloaded electronically at http:// 

energy.gov/oe/services/electricitypolicy-coordination-andimplementation/internationalelectricity-regulatio-2. Upon reaching 

the home page, select ‘‘Pending 

Applications.’’ 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 22, 

2014. 

Christopher A. Lawrence, 

Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity 

Delivery, and Energy Reliability. 

[FR Doc. 2014–09649 Filed 4–25–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, 

Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Methane Hydrate 

Advisory Committee. The Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 

92–463, 86 Stat.770) requires that notice 

of these meetings be announced in the 

Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, May 15, 2014, 10:45 

a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (EDT)—Registration, 

11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (EDT)— 

Meeting. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Energy, 

Forrestal Building, Room 3G–043, 1000 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lou 

Capitanio, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Office of Oil and Natural Gas, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. Phone: (202) 

586–5098. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of 

the Committee: The purpose of the 

Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee 

is to provide advice on potential 

applications of methane hydrate to the 

Secretary of Energy, and assist in 

developing recommendations and 

priorities for the Department of Energy’s 

Methane Hydrate Research and 

Development Program. 

Tentative Agenda: The agenda will 

include: Welcome and Introduction by 

the Designated Federal Officer; 

Discussion of Committee Comments on 

Draft Letter to the Secretary of Energy; 

Discussion of Committee 

Recommendations; and Public 

Comments, if any. 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The Designated 

Federal Officer and the Chair of the 

Committee will conduct the meeting to 

facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. If you would like to file a 

written statement with the Committee, 

you may do so either before or after the 

meeting. If you would like to make oral 

statements regarding any of the items on 

the agenda, you should contact Lou 

Capitanio at the phone number listed 

above and provide your name, 

organization, citizenship, and contact 

information. Anyone attending the 

meeting will be required to present 

government issued identification. Space 

is limited. You must make your request 

for an oral statement at least five 

business days prior to the meeting, and 

reasonable provisions will be made to 

include the presentation on the agenda. 

Public comment will follow the threeminute rule. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 60 days at the following 

Web site: http://energy.gov/fe/services/

advisory-committees/methane-hydrateadvisory-committee. 


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